IR 05000220/2014006

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter and Inspection Plan 2014 (ROP-15) - Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 (Report 05000220-14-006 and 05000410-14-006)

ML14239A572
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	09/02/2014
From:	Daniel Schroeder Reactor Projects Branch 1
To:	Costanzo C Exelon Generation Co
Schroeder D
References
IR 14-006
Download: ML14239A572 (6)

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ber 2, 2014

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000220/2014006 AND 05000410/2014006)

Dear Mr. Costanzo:

On August 13, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of your Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (Nine Mile Point) Units 1 and 2.

The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

The NRC determined that overall, Nine Mile Point Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Nine Mile Point Units 1 and 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all performance indicators demonstrated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e, green).

Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct Reactor Oversight Process baseline inspections at your facility.

Nine Mile Point Unit 1 was in the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix until the fourth quarter of 2013, due to a white performance indicator in the Initiating Events Cornerstone, Unplanned Scrams per 7,000 Critical Hours. This performance indicator returned to green in the third quarter 2013. The NRC determined the performance at Nine Mile Point Unit 1 during the fourth quarter 2013 transitioned to be within the Licensee Response Column because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, all performance indicators demonstrated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green), and a supplemental inspection was successfully completed for the white performance indicator on December 20, 2013, as documented in NRC Supplemental Inspection Report 05000220/2013009 and Assessment Follow-Up Letter (ML13358A079). As a result of the Safety Culture Common Language Initiative, the terminology and coding of cross-cutting aspects were revised. All cross-cutting aspects identified during inspections conducted in calendar year 2014 reflect this revision to Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0310.

Cross-cutting aspects identified in 2013 using the 2013 terminology were converted to the latest revision in accordance with the cross-reference in IMC 0310 during the mid-cycle assessment review and evaluated for cross-cutting themes and potential substantive cross-cutting issues in accordance with IMC 0305.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2015.

Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan.

The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. In addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Inspection Procedure 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) at Operating Plants, at Nine Mile Point in 2014. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

In response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events, which requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation, which requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. This audit includes an onsite component in order for the NRC to evaluate licensee plans for complying with the Orders, as described in site-specific submittals, and to receive and review information relative to associated open items. This onsite activity will occur in the months prior to a declaration of compliance for the first unit at each site, and will aid staff in development of an ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site. The onsite component has been scheduled for the week of November 3, 2014.

A site-specific audit plan for the visit will be provided in advance to allow sufficient time for preparations.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of the NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at (610) 337-5262 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Daniel L. Schroeder, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-220 and 50-410 License Nos. DPR-63 and NPF-69 Enclosure: Inspection Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

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Page 1 of 2 Nine Mile Point 08/27/2014 14:34:46 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2014 - 12/31/2015 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 71124 - RAD HAZARD & ALARA 1 1, 2 07/21/2014 07/25/2014 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 07/21/2014 07/25/2014 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls ISFSI - ISFSI LOADING INSPECTION 3 1, 2 08/04/2014 08/08/2014 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 1, 2 08/04/2014 08/08/2014 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 71124.06 - RAD SAFETY INSPECTION (RETS) 1 1, 2 08/11/2014 08/15/2014 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1, 2 08/11/2014 08/15/2014 IP 71151-PR01 7111111B - U1 REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS 2 1 10/13/2014 10/17/2014 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program CDBI - CDBI 12 1, 2 09/08/2014 09/12/2014 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 09/22/2014 09/26/2014 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 10/06/2014 10/10/2014 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 71124.05 - HP INSPECTION RAD INSTRUMENTATION 1 1, 2 10/27/2014 10/31/2014 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 3/2EXAM - U1 INITIAL OL EXAM 4 1 02/02/2015 02/06/2015 U01905 FY15-NMP1 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 1 03/02/2015 03/13/2015 U01905 FY15-NMP1 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 7111108G - U1 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 03/30/2015 04/03/2015 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 71124 - RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1, 2 03/30/2015 04/03/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 03/30/2015 04/03/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 03/30/2015 04/03/2015 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 03/30/2015 04/03/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 03/30/2015 04/03/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 71124 - RAD SAFETY INSP 1 1, 2 05/11/2015 05/15/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 05/11/2015 05/15/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 05/11/2015 05/15/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures. Enclosure

Page 2 of 2 Nine Mile Point 08/27/2014 14:34:46 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2014 - 12/31/2015 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 71124.07 - RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1, 2 06/01/2015 06/05/2015 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1, 2 06/01/2015 06/05/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification TRI FI - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4 1, 2 06/22/2015 06/26/2015 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1, 2 07/06/2015 07/10/2015 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

11/30EXM - U2 INITIAL OL EXAM 4 2 11/02/2015 11/06/2015 U01920 FY16-NMP2 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 2 11/30/2015 12/04/2015 U01920 FY16-NMP2 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 71124 - RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1, 2 08/03/2015 08/07/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 08/03/2015 08/07/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 08/03/2015 08/07/2015 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 08/03/2015 08/07/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment PI&R - PI&R - BIENNIAL 1 1, 2 08/10/2015 08/14/2015 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 1, 2 08/24/2015 08/28/2015 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 7111111B - U2 REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS 2 2 11/09/2015 11/13/2015 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program EP - EP EXERCISE 6 1, 2 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 IP 7111407 Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event 1, 2 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 IP 7111408 Exercise Evaluation - Scenario Review This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures. Enclosure